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A legend of Saturday Afternoons in the 70s and 80s.

Leiji Matsumoto a DDP pick and the Mail obliges with a QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-11771129/Leiji-Matsumoto-creator-Space-Battleship-Yamato-dies-85.html

Brenda Blethyn, the excellent film, stage, and television actress, who made her television debut in 1980, whose first film was "The Witches" (1990), who won a BAFTA for her role in "Secrets & Lies" (1996), and was born in Ramsgate, Kent, is 77 today. Sandy Duncan, the phenomenal American actress, comedian, dancer, singer, and voice artist, who began her versatile career at age 12, whose first television work was in the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow", well known for her excellent performance in the Broadway revival of "Peter Pan", and whose first credited film role was in Disney's "The Million Dollar Duck" (1971), is 77 today.

All of the teams have been posted up above, so we are now officially in business. In total we have 25 players, an increase of 1 from last year. We had 24 up until the last minute, until @Pedro67asked for his missus to be entered in the pool, and I was happy to oblige. Of the 238 potential picks, 155 were selected on at least 1 team, leaving 83 unwanted names, with Alain Delon, Joe Biden, Timothy West, Warren Buffett and Vladamir Putin among the notable names that no-one selected. Next year I might introduce an auction of unwanted picks- I might as well make the game more complicated than it already is! 44 of the picks were unique, with 4 players accounting for 28 of them. Mrs Pedro led the way with 9 unique picks, surprising leading @Gooseberry Crumble with 8 uniques, @Pedro67with 6, and @Great Uncle Bulgariawith 5. It wasn't a successful strategy for Gooseberry last year - will Mrs Pedro fare any better this year? James Whale was the most popular pick, being selected on all bar 2 teams. Frank Field was on all bar 3 teams, with Rolf Harris and George Alagiah being the next most popular selections, on all bar 4 teams. Obviously the change to the scoring system has not deterred players from selecting the big names, but could the penalties for surviving Drop 40 and Deathlist picks come back to haunt them at the end of the game? The known bonuses are listed up above. There have been a couple of minor alterations to add some extra dates that qualify for a bonus, but they are now fixed for the remainder of the game. @Clorox Bleachmanhas selected 15 hidden bonuses which I now have, and will be adding to scores as the hits come in. Three of them have already come into effect, as they relate to the teams submitted- I will post up a scoreboard later showing the bonuses applied. Most of the bonuses will be revealed as they are hit. Some will not be revealed until the game has concluded. I can tell you that there are no bonuses or penalties this year for naming the bonuses, so feel free to comment on them as they arise. There is one hidden bonus which I will reveal now, as it is important that players are now aware of it: 14. +2 for the first player who posts a picture of their hit receiving a prize. +1 for every subsequent player who posts a picture of them receiving a different prize. (the player must have had a hit with that pick). If all players who picked them posts a picture, -2 for the last player to post (or for the only person not to post a picture if all players bar one do it) I will try to be a little more regular with the updates this year, but I m not making any promises! Best of luck to everyone

65 Belinda Carlisle — Heaven Is A Place On Earth 44 Enya – Orinoco Flow 43 Madonna — Like a prayer 42 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 35 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart +4 35 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky 22 Pet Shop Boys - Heart 12 Tiffany – I Think We're Alone Now -3 00 Kylie Minogue - Hand On Your Heart -3

(Wiki) Leiji Matsumoto died Feb. 13th, 2023 at age 85. He has been mentioned in a few threads..

I seem to have inadvertently scored a hit in this pool with the death of Dickie Davies!

RIP Yasue Okai and Kimiko Ono. Kimiko Ono seemed to be in good shape however Fusa Tatsumi outlived her. Fusa could be a new Nabi Tajima as she continues to defy expectations.

With President's Day Tomorrow, It'd be very appropriate if he passed tomorrow.

British actor Luke Pasqualino celebrates his 33rd birthday today. Starred in numerous tv series such as Skins, Our Girl, The Musketeers and Shadow and Bone. British model David Gandy, that rarity a male supermodel , celebrates his 43rd birthday today.

Yasue Okai dead at 114.

I mean exactly something like that! 2 sweet bonus points for you. (To make life a little easier on me, could you tell me what medal he is receiving, so I can ensure that no-one else posts a picture of the same prize?)

Rihanna is 35.

Tony Iommi the co-founder and guitarist of Black Sabbath is 75 today

Gonna be sad when history’s greatest monster dies:

Quite saddened by this news. A genuinely decent person, which is very rare to say in politics. But certainly a life well lived. Still, the long awaited TJS presidential hit not far off.. and the DI presidential obit.

Perhaps he *could*, going through every possible medical treatment until he passes that threshold, but I don't blame him one bit for deciding any care that could prolong his life isn't worth it any more. At some point dying peacefully around loved ones is far better than eking out another year or two hooked to machines.

Feels weird to say this about a 98-year-old who has lasted longer than anyone expected, but this is very sad news to me. Fuck what you think about his politics or his presidency, he was a good man in an environment that produces plenty of terrible men. I hope his final days are peaceful.

Not really a coincidence it's just something that happens. To put in very unscientifically, at that age when they lose a partner of many decades they often just lose the will to live.

That's really made me sad. On a lot of issues he was years even decades ahead of his time. There will be a time when his presidency and style of leadership will be examined. He was not the kind of personality who usually gets those positions. But he was the right person at that time and I think we desperately need more of people like him who have moral character and a lifetime of service.

I agree, although I do wonder how long Ros will last without him. She’ll be 96 in August. HW Bush passed away seven months after Barbara.

These last six months have been truly massive for big world leader deaths (and for celebrity deaths overall). The Queen, Pope Benny, Gorbachev and (soon) Jimmy Carter all gone.

That's it this time. Long live the king of immortals.

Grammy winner and propably best trompeter in the world Clark terry is DEAD! http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/22/us-people-clarkterry-idUSKBN0LQ07L20150222